The GeForce RTX 3050 is a clear winner – it's at least 2x faster gaming GPU than the GeForce GTX 970 and it's also a much better value for money, as it's $209.01 cheaper!
Advantages of the GeForce RTX 3050
- At least 2x faster GPU for gaming
- Up to 52% cheaper – $189.99 vs $399.00
- A much better value for money for gaming
- Consumes up to 12% less energy – 130 vs 148 Watts
- Up to 100% more VRAM memory – 8 vs 4 GB
Advantages of the GeForce GTX 970
The GeForce RTX 3050 is better in every way
GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce GTX 970 for Gaming
The GPU's performance in selected game and settings
GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 4th, 2022
Average FPS
83
100%
Min 1% FPS
44
100%
Price, $
$189.99
100%
Value, $/FPS
$2.28/FPS
100%
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$189.99
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$179.99
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$235.06
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$197.61
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GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce GTX 970 in My Games
The FPS you'll get in saved games, click on a game to change it
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Synthetic Benchmarks
The GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce GTX 970 in synthetic GPU benchmarks
Performance Specifications
The GeForce RTX 3050 vs GeForce GTX 970 in core GPU performance specifications
GeForce RTX 3050
Jan 4th, 2022
Memory
8 GB
100%
Memory Bandwidth
224 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
56.86 GPixel/s
86%
Texture Fillrate
142.2 GTexel/s
100%
FP32
9.098 TFLOPS
100%
GeForce GTX 970
Sep 19th, 2014
Memory
4 GB
50%
Memory Bandwidth
224.4 GB/s
100%
Pixel Fillrate
65.97 GPixel/s
100%
Texture Fillrate
122.5 GTexel/s
86%
FP32
3.92 TFLOPS
43%
Specifications
Comparison of all specifications
GeForce RTX 3050 | SpecificationsComparison of all specifications | GeForce GTX 970 |
|---|---|---|
| General | ||
Jan 4th, 2022 | Release Date | Sep 19th, 2014 |
$249.00 | MSRP | $329.00 |
| GeForce 30 | Generation | GeForce 900 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
130 W | Power Consumption | 148 W |
| Memory | ||
8 GB | Memory Size | 4 GB |
| GDDR6 | Memory Type | GDDR5 |
| 128-bit | Memory Bus | 256-bit |
| 224 GB/s | Bandwidth | 224.4 GB/s |
| Theoretical Performance | ||
| 56.86 GPixel/s | Pixel Fillrate | 65.97 GPixel/s |
142.2 GTexel/s | Texture Fillrate | 122.5 GTexel/s |
9.098 TFLOPS | FP32 | 3.92 TFLOPS |
